Month: August 2010

USA Club 7s Championships

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA – In the opening day of the USA Rugby Club 7s Championship Series, Mystic River had Atlanta deadlocked  10-10 on two speedy tries by Chris Tofte and Dimitri Efthimiou. But costly mistakes were the story in the second half as the Mystics fell 10-29.

Tournament favorites, the Chicago Lions, bested the Mystics 7-38 in game two with the only try coming from Karl Darragh.

Mystic River bounced back in the final game of pool play, with a strong win over Belmont Shore 27-10 and advance to the plate round on Sunday.

Mystics 7s Headed to National Sweet 16

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The Mystic 7s squad travels to San Francisco tomorrow to compete in the USA Rugby 7s National Sweet 16 tournament. The Mystics are seeded #14 in their first ever participation in the national 7s competition and will be looking to make some noise this weekend.

Al Baker Memorial Service This Saturday

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A service for friends and family of Al Baker will be held on Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010, at Charlemont Federated Church at 175 Main Street in Charlemont, MA at 2 p.m. Reception to follow.

Memorial donations may be made in his name to: University of Massachusetts Rugby Program, RSO Box 100 Student Union, Amherst, MA 01003.

Read the full obituary here.

Mystics Win Middlesex 7s

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AMESBURY, MA – In their final warmup before the USA Rugby 7s national championships, the Mystics were able to cruise to victory at the Middlesex 7s, beating the hosts in the final 38-5 where they allowed their only try scored against them in five games on the day.

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